CLO Academy is free for individual trial and subscription users. Set up an account, download your trial, and you can start the coursework.

The Manual, YouTube tutorials, Community, and Discord sit around it. This guide shows you what each one does and where to go when you get stuck.

Is CLO Academy Free?

CLO Academy is free of charge for all individual trial and subscription users. Here is how to get in:

1. Set up an account at clo3d.com and download your trial.
2. Log in at clo3d.com.
3. Open the Learn menu in the top header to launch CLO Academy.

You can browse the course catalog anytime. Full access unlocks as soon as your license goes active.

Enterprise accounts follow a separate onboarding process. Reach out to your designated business representative for help.

Which CLO Academy Courses Should You Take First?

Take the courses in sequence. Start with the Intro to CLO series, then move on to specialized courses and master classes.

A few habits help you get the most out of each lesson:

1. Take your time.
2. Take notes.
3. Pay close attention to the lessons.

Why Learn in CLO Academy Instead of Random Online Videos?

CLO Academy is a centralized learning path that guides you through your CLO journey. We teach it the way we believe it should be learned, based on years of training enterprise users, academics, and individuals.

We built it this way because even users who consider themselves intermediate or experienced may not know how to do everything in the best way. If you want to use CLO professionally, this is the path we recommend.

How Long Do You Keep Access, and What Happens to Your Progress?

• Access: You keep access for as long as your CLO subscription license is valid. If you cancel, you can still use CLO Academy until your current license expires.
• Saved progress: Your progress saves automatically. Check your completed courses and overall completion rate under My Learning in CLO Academy.
• New devices: Progress is linked to your account, so you can sign in on another device and continue where you left off.
• After your license expires: Access pauses, but your learning history stays saved. Re-subscribe with the same account and you pick up where you stopped.

How Do You Use the CLO Manual?

The Manual gives you step-by-step instructions for CLO features. Open it when you know what you want to do but not which tool does it.

It is available in English, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. You can find it in the Help Center under the Manual category.

Which Free YouTube Tutorials Should You Watch?

The CLO YouTube channel has video tutorials from beginner to advanced:

• Beginner’s Guide to CLO: a free 4-part tutorial from our designers. It was recorded in CLO version 5.0, so some menus may look different in your version.
• CLO features: a playlist that covers every tool in the CLO 3D Window.
• CLO tips and tricks: tutorials for intermediate to advanced users.

You can also search the channel for tutorials in other languages.

Where Can You Ask Questions About CLO?

Pick the place that fits your question:

• CLO Academy instructors: Submit an inquiry through the Contact Us portal or email cloacademy@clo3d.com.
• Community: Post questions, share updates, and help other users on the CLO community platform.
• Our design team monitors it and replies to inquiries.
• CLO Discord: Chat with other CLO users in text channels.
• Help Center: Use the CLO Chatbot, or submit a request to our support team.
• CONNECT: Some CONNECT users offer online training if you want one-on-one help.

How Do You Join the CLO Discord?

1. Go to discord.com and create an account.
2. Choose how you want to use Discord: the desktop app or your browser.
3. Open the invite link: https://bit.ly/CLOOFFICIAL
4. In the Discord app, click Add a Server on the left side.
5. In the Create a Server pop-up, click Join a Server at the bottom.
6. Paste the invite link into the Invite Link field and click Join Server.
7. Open the Notice channels and read the Rules and Read me First channels.
8. Go to the Self-Roles channel and react with the blue dot. This unlocks all CLO channels.

How Can You Prove Your CLO Skills?

CLO Verified is a certification for individual users. You pass the CLO Individual User Verification, and you can add the certification to your resume, LinkedIn, or portfolio. CLO designers verify these credentials, and they carry official CLO branding.

• Practice test: free of charge.
• CLO Verified exam: currently available for purchase.

Where Should You Start?

Download your trial, open CLO Academy from the Learn menu, and begin with the Intro to CLO series. Keep the Manual open for feature questions, and bring anything else to Community or Discord.

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